by Liane Davey | Mar 30, 2016 | Be a better team leader, Communication, Connect, Exercises
Pick up your pen and write your name. Easy-peasy, right? Now, put your pen in your other hand and write your name again. What was your reaction to my instructions? How did it feel as you tried to scratch out something legible? I did this exercise yesterday with a...
by Liane Davey | Mar 27, 2016 | About teams, Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Communication, Connect, Horror Stories, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say
It can be extremely frustrating when one of your teammates isn’t cooperating. But at least when it’s one of your own teammates that’s behaving badly, you have some recourse with your mutual manager. With constructive and mature feedback, you’re likely to make progress...
by Liane Davey | Feb 24, 2016 | Be a better team member, Communication, Connect, Contribute, Exercises
When I was writing You First, I was looking for a subtitle that conveyed a strong message about the importance of team effectiveness to productivity. In a flash of insight, I came up with “Inspire your team to grow up, get along, and get stuff done.” That title still...
by Liane Davey | Feb 21, 2016 | About teams, Communication, Contribute, Meetings
There are almost infinite posts in the blogosphere about how to give better presentations. If you want good ones, try www.PublicWords.com by Dr. Nick Morgan. Today, I’m dedicating this space not to giving presentations but instead to receiving them. While I would give...
by Liane Davey | Feb 10, 2016 | Be a better team member, Communication
For something a little different, today’s blog is a video. Early days of our new 3COze studio, but we’ll get it figured out. Further Reading Why Wait for Someone to Disappoint You? Do You Expect Too Little of your Team? Communicate with, Not...
by Liane Davey | Feb 3, 2016 | Be a better team member, Communication, Conflict, Connect, How to fix teams, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
I’m in the midst of an exciting new project building the very first 3COze product. We’ve decided that of all the tools to help teams become more effective, the ones that are most needed are the tools to help teams have more productive conflict. Our conflict toolkit is...
